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INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS WORKING ON SANDY ANDY, TEMPORARY CONVEYOR, CHANGING TWO TAIL PULLEY BEARINGS. WHILE CLEANING UP, HE WENT TO CLIMB INTO BOBCAT LOADER AND SAT ON A SCREWDRIVER. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A 4" X 4" BEAM, WORKING A BIN GATE RELEASE LEVER. HE SLIPPED ON THE BEAM AND FELL STRIKING BOTH LEGS. PULLED LIGAMENTS BEHIND BOTH KNEES.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING AMECHANIC WHEN HE DAMAGED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES BEING FITTED TOGETHER.
REPAIRING BELTS3ON WASH PLANT EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON STEPS AT WASH PLANT & TWISTED HIS ANKLE SEVERE SPRAIN & CHIPPED BONE LEFT ANKLE
REMOVING STEEL 9OLLERS FROM APRON FEEDER ROLLER SLIPPED AND PINCHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND WALL
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A LARGE PLATE OF STONE
ADJUSTING CYLIN8ER ON 84 IN CRUSHER CYLINDER CAUGHT ON EMPLOYEES RT FINGERS
THE WORKER WAS 7LEARING AN AREA AND WATCHING CRUSHER WHEN CRUSHER OVER FILLED AND PUSHED OUT ROCKS.ONE OF WHICH HIT WORKER ON THE LEG.
HE WAS WELDING 5 PIECE OF MATERIAL WHICH WAS CRACKED ON THE SHOVEL AFTER LAYING A WELD BEAD ON THE MATERIAL HE WAS CHIPPING OFF THE SLAG FROM THE BEAD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW BETWEEN HIS HE LMET AND FACE A3D STUCK IN THE CORNER OF THE RT EYE
GUIDING STEEL A8 IT WAS BEING LOADED STEEL WAS SUSPENDED AND BECAME STUCK ON OTHER PARTS ON THE TRAILER EMPLOYEE PUSHED ON THE STRUCTURE TO FREE IT AND IT CAME BACK STRIKING HIM
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS MOVING A LARGE STEEL PLATE TO PLACE PLATE ONTO DISCHARGE CHUTE WHEN PLATE SLID AND CAUGHT LEFT PINKY FINGER UNDER PLATE RESULTING IN LEFT PINKY FINGER BEING SLICED OPEN
WHILE CLIMBING 8TAIRS EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD INJURING WRIST
AN INDEPENDENT 7ONTRACTOR (ELECTRICIAN) WORKING IN SHOP THREW SWITCH FOR AIR COMPRESSOR/WELDER. THE SWITCH FAILED AND THE BOX BLEW, BURNING FACE AND HANDS OF ELECTRICIAN.
HOOKING A CHAIN3ONTO A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY TAIL PULLEY FELL ON INSTEP OF EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT
WHILE UNLOAING 5 STONE BELT LINE AND REMOVING ROCK, WHICH HIT THE ANGLE IRON AND BOUNCED BACK CATCHING HIS FINGER HE WAS INJURED. HIS INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT AND HAD STITCHES.
CLEANING OUT AG1REGATES DUST & DEBRIS FROM AGGREGATES BINS EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SHOVEL EMPLOYEE FELL 6-8FEET WHILE HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE BINS
AS DRIVER STEP 2UT OF TRUCK USING FUEL TANK & BUILT IN STEP LOST FOOTING & FELL INTO/ON TRUCK
HE WAS MOVING L5RGE METAL PLATES WHICH WERE BEING MOVED TO FORM A CHUTE. WHILE HE WAS LIFTING PLATE METAL, THE PLATE SLIPPED OUTOF HIS GRASP AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AND THUMB. HIS THUMB ON HIS THUMB ON HIS LE0T HAND WAS INJURED.
I.NAME WAS USING A HAND SHOVEL AND PICK TO LOOSEN SAND AND DIRT OFF CAT WALK
I.NAME WAS WORKING IN 3 FT CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON ANGLE IRON
WHEN USING STEEL POKER TO PUCH RIP RAP STONE DOWN A SHOOT AT THE MASABI SCREEN INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE SIDE PLATES ON F EEDER
CHANGING BELTS ON DIESTER SCREEN,GUARD WAS LEANING AGAINST SCREEN FELL ON INJ LEFT WRIST.
REACHED DOWN TO FREE A CUT PIECE OF STEEL, AS HE DID PIECE BROKE LOOSE AND PINNED HIS LEFT SMALL FINGER ON BOTTOM OF FEEDER
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOOK UP A SPRING LOADED TURNBUCKE WHILE PULLING ON TURNBUCKLE TO ATTACH TURNBUCKLE SLIPPED SPRING HAS A HOOK ON END AND WHEN IT SLIPPED HOOK SLICED EMPLOYEES LEFT PA LM FOURTEEN SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND
VICTIMS ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE TAIL PULLEY OF A STONE CONVEYOR CAUSING CONVEYOR TO STOP AND THE FEED BIN TO BACK UP WITH MATERIAL AND OVER FLOW COVERING THE VICTIMS BODY UPPER PART NOT KNOWN HOW VICTIMS ARM GOT CAUGHT THERE WERE NO WITNESSES
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO UNLOAD SMALL BACKHOE BUCKETS FROM A PICKUP TRUCK USING A CHAIN AND LIFTING EQUIPMENT. HE DECIDED TO LIFT THE BUCKETS OFF THE TRUCK BY HAND AND IN THE A PROCESS H E PINCHED HIS INDEX FINGER BETWEEN TWO BUCKETS, RESULTING IN THE TIP OF HIS FINGER BEING LOST.